Joint release by ANTA Ministerial Council: Action agenda set for training
11 June 2004
We have today endorsed the first of a series of action plans to make the vocational education and training (VET) system work better for Australian businesses, students and apprentices, and communities. View the action plan.
The priorities for action in 2004-2005 are:
- better responses to emerging and future skill needs
- improvements to Training Packages to support teachers and trainers to improve outcomes for learners
- further research on funding VET
- meeting the skill needs of mature age workers
- finding ways that VET can support regional and community development
- increasing training that leads to jobs for Indigenous Australians.
The action plan represents a real commitment by all Australian, state and territory governments to work with industry, training providers and other stakeholders to achieve the long-term goals of Shaping our Future: Australia’s national strategy for VET 2004-2010.
The action plan focuses on areas where our governments need to work together to get the best results for Australia.
A plan like this is a first for our national training system and will underpin real action and tangible achievement in building the skills base that our nation needs for internationally competitive enterprises.
From now until 2010, we will consider and agree on priority areas for attention based on reports from the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Board.
Australian Government Minister for Education Science and Training
Dr Brendan Nelson
NSW Minister for Education and Training
Andrew Refshauge
Victorian Minister for Education and Training
Lynne Kosky
Queensland Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations
Tom Barton
West Australian Minister for Education and Training
Alan Carpenter
South Australian Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education
Steph Key
Tasmanian Minister for Education
Paula Wriedt
Australian Capital Territory Minister for Education and Training
Katy Gallagher
Northern Territory Minister for Employment, Education and Training
Syd Stirling
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